Misc: Which russion ballet star defected to the west in 1961?

Questions

In 1888 National Geographic Society ---------- (Washington, DC).?

In 1906 1st ---------- advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to ONE MILE.?

In 1919 ---------- LA Calif, actor (Eliot Ness-Untouchables, Airplane), born.?

In 1930 "---------- " comic strip 1st appears.?

In 1941 James Joyce novelist, dies in---------- , Switzerland, at 58.?